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International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics Reports
Technical papers from the International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics (IIVRS )—These technical papers comprise a series of historical reports published by the IIVRS. The papers provide a historical perspective on the vital statistics systems of various countries and on methods for their improvement.
Technical Assistance Reports
No. 1. A Programme for Measurement of Life and Death in Ghana [PDF – 400KB].
No. 2. Vital Statistics System of Japan [PDF – 406KB]
No. 3. System of Identity Numbers in The Swedish Population Register [PDF – 347KB]
No. 4. Vital Registration and Marriage in England and Wales [PDF – 3.72 MB]
No. 5. Civil Registration in the Republic of Argentina [PDF – 373KB]
No. 6. Coordinating Role of National Committees on Vital and Health Statistics [PDF – 238KB]
No. 7. Human Rights and Registration of Vital Events [PDF – 546KB]
No. 8. The Organization of the Civil Registration System of the United States [PDF – 410KB]
No. 9. Organization of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in India [PDF – 460KB]
No. 10. Registration of Vital Events in Iraq [PDF – 210KB]
No. 11. Generation of Vital Statistics in Mexico [PDF – 211KB]
No.12. Age Estimation Committee in Qatar [PDF – 246KB]
No. 13. The Development of the Vital Statistics System in Egypt [PDF – 175KB]
No. 14. Vital Statistics Data Collection and Compilation System: Hong Kong [PDF – 366KB]
No. 17. Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in El Salvador [PDF – 157KB]
No. 20. Improving Civil Registration Systems in Developing Countries [PDF – 384KB]
No. 21. Social Indicators Derived From Vital Statistics [PDF – 784KB]
No. 22. The Operation of the Vital Statistics System of the United States of America [PDF – 379KB]
No. 23.Demographic Information From Vital Registration Offices in Mexico, 1982 [PDF – 332KB]
No. 24. General Description of Population Registration in Finland [PDF – 295KB]
No. 27. Actions for the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics [PDF – 1018KB]
No. 28. Urgently Needed Reforms in Civil Registration in Asian Countries [PDF – 426KB]
No. 32. Registration of Vital Events in the English-speaking Caribbean [PDF – 611KB]
No. 33.Organization and Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Arab Countries [PDF – 297KB]
No. 35. Health Data Issues for Primary Health Care Delivery Systems in Developing Countries [PDF – 445KB]
No. 38. Publicity Plans for Registration Promotion [PDF – 183KB]
No. 39. Some Observations on Civil Registration in French Speaking Africa [PDF – 430KB]
No. 41. The Development and Organization of Civil Registration in Sri Lanka [PDF – 437KB]
No. 43. Measurement of Birth and Death Registration Completeness [PDF – 468KB]
No. 44. Reforms in the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems of Morocco [PDF – 459KB]
No. 45. The Impact of Cause-of-Death Querying [PDF – 403KB]
No. 47. The Vital Registration and Statistics Systems in Libya and its Improvement [PDF – 566KB]
No. 48. Proceedings of International Statistical Institute Session on Recent Actions to Improve Civil Registration a and Vital Statistics, Cairo September 1991
No. 49. Completeness and Reliability of Birth and Death Notifications in Kuwait [PDF – 2.98 MB]
No. 50. Automation of Mortality Data Coding and Processing in the United States of America
No. 51. Approaches to the Measurement of Childhood Mortality: A Comparative Review [PDF – 545KB]
No. 52. Proceedings of the IAOS Third Independent conference Session on Civil Registration on And Vital Statistics Ankara, Turkey, September 1992
No. 53. Measurement of Adult Mortality in Less Developed Countries: A Comparative Review [PDF – 753KB]
No 54. Death Registration and Mortality Statistics in Colombia [PDF – 393KB]
No. 55. Historical Development of Cause of Death Statistics [PDF – 305KB]
No. 56. Correcting the Undercount in Maternal Morality.
No. 57. Techniques for Evaluating Completeness of Death Reporting [PDF – 2.81MB]
No. 63. Organization of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: An Update [PDF – 732KB]
No. 64. Comparability of the Birth Certificate and 1988 Maternal and Infant Health Study [PDF – 310KB]
No. 65. The Impact of Computerization on Population Registration in Sweden [PDF – 168KB]
No. 66. The Civil Registration System in Denmark [PDF – 276KB].
No. 67. Role of Technology in the Civil Registration Process [PDF – 301KB]
No. 69. Organizational Structure for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems [PDF – 7.82 MB]
No. 70. Legal Aspects of Civil registration in the Philippines [PDF – 612KB]
No. 71. Estimating the Completeness of Under-5 Death Registration in Egypt [PDF – 542KB]
No. 72. Registration of Birth, Stillbirths and Infant Deaths in Jamaica [PDF – 506KB]